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Looks like the Jersey Shore-where I live-is in the cross hairs of Hurricane Sandy- pulled the boat today and will have it stored about 15 miles inland. Will watch Sandy's progress North and determine by Sunday whether I will leave town since home is a barrier island.

Like to hear from folks who live at the shore how Sandy is impacting your area-I will put up some posts as the storm begins to effect the Jersey Shore.

Ken
 
Having been thru a few hurricanes, our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Our advice is to get the boat and vehicles out of harms way by going inland. Have plenty of supplies on hand (for at least 3 weeks). Have a generator, and plenty of fuel. Shutter all windows. Have plenty of cash for your expenses for at least 6 weeks.

If you have damage, immediately call the insurance company and have pre-arranged people who will do repairs.

Be safe!
 
At Midway airport waiting for 4:35 PM flight to BWI to go to our house in Ocean View DE. Need to put the patio and porch furniture away and lay in some groceries as we have been gone for 3+ weeks.

Saw them pulling boats out of Indian River marinas on the weather channel this AM.

Bill Uffelman
 
Boat 20 miles inland-cleaned and covered-EM has ordered evacuation of Sea Isle -as well as all other barrier islands in NJ-by Sunday @9.00 PM-the boat ramp @ 6:00 PM had a line of 14 trailers waiting to pull their boats- everyone acting civil. Wife at the supermarket and she said shelves beginning to empty out.

The commercial fishing fleet in town tied up with no apparent effort to have their boats pulled. I think by Sunday Sea Isle City will know how bad (or good) their fate will be.
 
Living in Oriental, NC this hurricane is sort of a change for us. We are not going to be in the path of Sandy! Just on the outskirts.

Took the screens down on the deck today along with putting the deck furniture & the bicycles in the spare bedroom.

Charged extra batteries for the main flashlight and checked the location of our candles.

Went to three grocery stores before we found iced tea, etc. Bought additional bread and lunch meat in case we lose power. Made a pot of coffee and poured it into a thermos (I want coffee in the morning!).

Having stayed here through Hurricane Irene last year we acquired quite an education. haha. :lol:
 
Just took the dog for a walk (11:00 PM) Wind blowing a steady 15 mph out of ENE- Ocean building pretty good ( ocean buoy reporting 15 foot seas)and the back bay still high (high tide was @ 7:30). Marina's pretty much empty now although at the Sea Isle City Municipal Marinia
there are probably dozen boats still in the water.

Weather guys say storm will go North of here exposing us to the least dangerous part of the storm-but still a dangerous storm. At 4:00 PM Sunday EM wants the city evacuated and will not permit anyone coming into town.

Saw a 40 foot Albin Trawler heading north on the ICW about 2:00 PM. Probably heading for the Tuckahoe River- a good hurricane hole.

The " worst" tide is suppose to be Monday morning unless the storm tracks South of Sea Isle- then the afternoon tide could be "historic". I am thinking
the track should be nailed down by mid afternoon on Sunday.

Enough people still around-bars and restaurants doing a brisk business tonight-all must close by 2:00 PM Sunday per EM.

Let's see what tommorow brings.
 
OK you right siders. Batten down the hatches. Pull the boats and go inland. Not time to be trying to decide. Be safe. Prayers for all.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon
 
Winds out of the east, full moon tides, if Sandy decides to stop by at high tide it's going to get ugly. Close out your 401k, get all of it in cash,close your bank accounts, sell the boat and head for Kansas! It's been said NYC and Jersey are long over due. :!: With a slow moving storm 6 inches of rain and winds to 80 mph the trees are full of leaves in most areas trees are going to be coming down on the power lines and will mostly likely falling to the west. Did I mention get a chain saw with extra chains and plenty of gas. The good news is that all the political election signs will be blown away
D.D.
 
Here is the current data from the East Hatteras Buoy
Waves are hitting 29 FT

Station 41001
NDBC
Location: 34.561N 72.631W
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:50:00 UTC
Winds: E (80°) at 36.9 kt gusting to 46.6 kt
Significant Wave Height: 29.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period: 12 sec
Mean Wave Direction: E (89°)
Atmospheric Pressure: 28.94 in and falling
Air Temperature: 77.2 F
Water Temperature: 79.7 F
 
High tide here at 1:42PM Ten miles from the Bay up the Potomac on the Virginia side. Water is level with the pier, 3' from the BOTTOM of the boat up on the lift as high as it will go. Will take 5+ more feet of water to start the boat floating. Never happened before (in the last 10 years, through three hurricanes, Isabel, Ernesto and Irene). Water was 2' over the top of the pier during the worst of those. A north wind helps us here, blows water out of the river and into the bay. No other boats in the water.

Have 400 gallons of propane underground in a tank to power an 18KW whole house generator with an automatic bus transfer system. It ran for 5 days last fall during Irene and used about 100 gallons of propane. As long as a tree doesn't fall and hit something, we're fine. Of course there aren't many trees that can fall after the aforementioned three hurricanes. :roll:

Hope everyone is safe, the worst is to come tonight, all day tomorrow and into Tuesday according to the Weather Weasels!

Charlie
 
We dodged a bullet last night with a 7.7 quake off our Coast and no signifigant damage, little wave ripple and that was it. Yikes !!! I will be checking our kit today to make sure it is well stocked. We really feel for all of you on the East Coast so please hang in there and be safe. Our thoughts are with you.
Terry & Valerie
 
Sunday A day of moderately increasing wind and rain in Sea Isle City- People were still pulling their boats in late morning-just past high tide, now, (8:00 PM) and the tide has not spilled over the bulk head at the city marina -wind is about 30 MPH with a moderate steady rainfall-that is predicted to increase for the next 24 hours. No flooding, around me- town has emptied out pretty well-no one allowed to come on island since 4:00PM. Beaches getting chewed up with the wave action and the storm really has not arrived yet.

Lights have not even flickered so far but have a generator ready- Weather people say next 24 hours will be the worse and promising a blowout tide Tuesday Morning- hope their right about this-Treating Sandy as a serious event but getting tired of the weather channel-looking toward to Boardwalk Empire tonight.

Ken
 
Made it through the night and high tide at 2am. Still had power when I got up but it went out at 823am. Running on the genset now. Still have HughesNet. Wind is about 45 sustained with gusts 65+. High tide this afternoon at abt 2pm. That should be the worst. The NW winds will blow water down the Potomac and mitigate the storm surge.

A wild morning outside but warm, dry and snug in here with family and critters. Hope everyone else is fairing well.
 
The propane tank is buried near the house (25' away) and holds 500 gal. It had 400 in it before the storm started. Last fall, for IRENE, it ran for 5 days and used ~100 gallons. The HughesNet Gen4 system, much faster than their old system, costs about 80-100$ a month depending on what you pick.

Charlie
 
Stay safe Charlie. You are already getting more severe weather than we had in Oriental.

This morning the winds are about 10 kts out of the west. Waters have receded, and the sky has a hint of blue here & there.
 
Our Marinaut the "Betty Ann" (Hull# 001) is in serious jeopardy. She is sitting in a boat valet storage facility in Niantic, CT. and we could see tides up to 8.5 feet or higher over the next two days, which have not been seen at these levels since 1938.

Honestly though, the boat is not our primary concern. We are very worried about the loss of life and property that could result from this storm. In the Hurricane of 1938, over 600 people lost their lives in Connecticut, and hundred's of people lost their homes. With the degree of development extending along the East Coast through New England, this could end up being one of the mostly costly disasters to ever hit our country. We fervently hope that people listen to the authorities and evacuate before these massive tidal surges hit.

Rich
 
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